Ben Baby, Texas A&M football beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered your questions about the team and the SEC in a live chat at 10 a.m. Thursday. Below are highlights, edited for clarity:

Who takes your Most Improved Player of the Year award?

Baby: Daylon Mack, by a mile. He's been disruptive up the middle and helped the Aggies stop the run. The former 5-star recruit was on the verge of being a massive bust before his current breakout season. Mack might have played his way into draft consideration. From a media note, it's been good to know him a little bit this year. Mack didn't meet with the media during his first three years at A&M, which isn't normally something one expects for a former elite recruit.

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Nick Starkel shouldn't come back. What are some potentially good destinations for him if he transfers?

Baby: Oklahoma State makes the most sense for Starkel. He was committed to the Cowboys before he flipped to the Aggies after their quarterback exodus in 2015. But even that situation is complex. If Starkel transfers to Stillwater, he'll have to battle redshirt freshman Spencer Sanders, a former 4-star recruit out of Denton Ryan. But without any concrete evidence of Starkel's impending transfer, it's too early to start projecting any landing spots for the Southlake native.

There's some notable D-FW-bred talent on the Ole Miss roster. Which Rebels players are you looking forward to watching in-person this weekend?

Baby: I'm really looking forward to seeing DaMarkus Lodge. I covered a couple of his games when he was at Cedar Hill, and he's always been one of the best high school receivers I've ever covered. We'll have a little more on Mr. Lodge up on the website later today.